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What we’re tracking on 21 February 2021
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the final workweek of February. Thank you, once more, for the honour of writing…
New regs for SME lenders
A new regulatory framework for SME lenders is now the law of the land after being published in the Official…
Concentration risk regs relaxed for Egypt’s mortgage lenders
REGULATION WATCH- Mortgage finance companies can now lend up to 15% of their capital base to an individual household, up…
Central Bank of Egypt to hedge against loans to larger firms
CBE Credit Guarantee Company will guarantee loans by banks under EGP 100 bn stimulus program: The Central Bank of Egypt…
Egypt’s GB Auto outlines mitigation plan to protect business from covid-19 fallout
GB Auto suspends capex for 2020 as part of its plans to mitigate effects of covid-19 on business: GB Auto…
Egypt’s central bank studying plan to hedge against bank investments in SMEs
CBE studying plan to hedge against bank investments in SMEs: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and its newly established…
National Bank of Egypt to divest stakes in 5-6 companies by end of 2019
PRIVATIZATION WATCH- NBE to divest in 5-6 companies by year end, create opening for private sector investors: The National Bank…
Egypt’s banks need to set aside additional capital for credit concentration risks
New requirements from Central Bank of Egypt on management of portfolio concentration risk: Commercial banks are now required to set…
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